It is unclear which of these approaches home printing, high-street printing or online printing will prevail.
Alger lost some money on Vistaprint, an online printing service, after the firm surprised investors with higher-than-expected costs and investors began to worry it was growing at an unsustainable rate.
Kodak's EasyShare Gallery (formerly Ofoto) is the largest online photo-printing service, with 20m members.
Sculpteo prides itself on its 3 D printing Cloud engine which lets shops and designers embed 3D printing options into their online shop, they call it a factory in the cloud.
The PIXMA MG4220 model provides access to the Canon PIXMA Cloud Link for easy printing of images and documents stored online.
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Nearly a quarter of us would be willing to pay five bucks a month for an online version of our local paper if the printing presses ground to a halt.
The business is moving into copiers and industrial printing of billboards and annual reports, plus online photo storage.
Other possible applications include printing airline and concert tickets, marketing materials from online services, and photos from devices to high-quality industrial printers.
Printing is an age-old industry, but facilitating orders online--as Keane's company VistaPrint does--demands a bit of technical skill.
She spoke like many printing executives who have had to double as marketing consultants and online experts to keep business.
When he started researching online, he found out about RepRap, an open-source project for 3D printing, which provided the foundation to at least start creating a 3D printer, not only because of the open-source instructions but also because of a community of enthusiastic tinkerers like himself.
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He promised a serious commitment to online journalism in an age when content farms dominate and 80-year-old publications cut off printing.
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The combination of the Internet and 3D printing technology creates an opportunity for artists, makers and entrepreneurs to sell their own creations to others using online marketplaces.
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